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1.28” Round LCD HAT for Pico
A 1.28-inch round LCD HAT designed for the Raspberry Pi Pico, featuring a 240×240 pixel resolution display with 65K RGB colours. The circular form factor mak...
A 1.28-inch round LCD HAT designed for the Raspberry Pi Pico, featuring a 240×240 pixel resolution display with 65K RGB colours. The circular form factor makes it ideal for gauge-style interfaces, clock faces, and compact dashboards.
Built around the GC9A01 display driver with an SPI interface, it connects via the standard 40-pin Pico GPIO header using a stackable connector. A built-in 5-direction joystick provides user input without needing additional buttons or controls.
Key Features
- 1.28" Round LCD – 240×240 resolution with 65K RGB colours for clear, vibrant visuals
- GC9A01 Driver – SPI communication with minimal IO pin usage
- 5-Direction Joystick – Built-in input for menu navigation and interaction
- Stackable GPIO Header – Plugs directly onto the Pico while allowing additional HATs
- Standard 40-Pin Interface – Compatible with Raspberry Pi Pico GPIO pinout
Ideal For
- Gauge-style displays, clock faces, and circular dashboards
- Compact IoT status monitors
- Interactive menu-driven Pico projects
- Wearable and portable electronics
Package Contents
- 1× 1.28" Round LCD HAT
Resources
Jargon buster
Plain-language definitions for the technical terms used above.
- GPIO
- General-purpose input/output pins are microcontroller pins you can set in software to read signals, switch devices on and off, or connect to peripherals. The number of GPIO pins matters because it limits how many buttons, LEDs, sensors, and other parts you can wire directly to the board.
- IoT
- Short for Internet of Things, meaning physical devices that connect to networks or the internet to send data or be controlled remotely. It matters if you want projects such as connected sensors, remote controls or classroom data-logging activities.
- LCD
- LCD stands for liquid crystal display, a screen technology that uses a backlight and liquid crystals to show images or text. It matters because LCD modules usually need a display driver and enough controller pins or a bus interface to send image data.
- RGB
- Short for red, green and blue, usually referring to an LED that can mix those three colours. It matters because controlling an RGB LED teaches how separate outputs combine to create different colours.
- SPI
- A fast serial communication bus often used for displays, memory cards, and sensors. It matters because SPI devices need specific pins for clock and data, plus a separate chip-select line for each device.
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